Method and Apparatus for Programmable Fluidic Processing
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for microfluidic processing by programmably manipulating a packet. A material is introduced onto a reaction surface and compartmentalized to form a packet. A position of the packet is sensed with a position sensor. A programmable manipulation force is applied to the packet at the position. The programmable manipulation force is adjustable according to packet position by a controller. The packet is programmably moved according to the programmable manipulation force along arbitrarily chosen paths.
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42. A method for manipulating a plurality of packets, comprising:
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positioning a first packet and a partitioning medium on a reaction surface; generating forces with a force generator to move the first packet about the reaction surface, the force generator comprising a light source and configured to generate forces capable of moving packets along arbitrarily chosen paths about the reaction surface. - View Dependent Claims (43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54)
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55. An apparatus for manipulating a packet, the apparatus comprising:
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a reaction surface; a force generator comprising a light source, and a plurality of conductors coupled to the reaction surface; a controller coupled to the force generator to generate one or more forces capable of imparting forces on a packet to move the packet along arbitrarily chosen paths about the reaction surface. - View Dependent Claims (56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61)
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62. An apparatus for manipulating a plurality of packets, the apparatus comprising:
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a reaction surface; a force generator comprising a light source configured to generate optical forces capable of moving a packet about the reaction surface along an arbitrarily chosen path; a position sensor configured to track the position of the packet on the reaction surface; and a controller coupled to the force generator and to the position sensor, the controller configured to adjust the forces according to the position such that the packet can be moved along the arbitrarily chosen path. - View Dependent Claims (63, 64, 65, 66, 67)
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